Shock-mover.



P. VOELLINGER. SHOCK MOVBR.

APPLIGATION FILED DBO. 27, 1910.

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IIIIIIIIII Mus VENTOR PETER VOEL-LING-ER, OF BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS.

SHOCK-MOVER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 26, 1912.

Application led December 27, 1910. Serial No. 599,589.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, PETER VOELLINGER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Belleville, count-y of St. Clair, State of Illinois, haveinvented a new and useful Shock- Mover, of which the following isaspecification.

My invention relates to a truck for loading, moving and unloading shocksof corn, cane or grain which may be tilted upright against a. shock andhave the same secured to it, whereupon the truck may be tilted downwardand drawn to its destination, when it may again be tilted upright andtheshock unloaded in its original upright posi tion.

The invention consists of improved means for supporting the shock uponthe truck when the latter is drawn fo-rward.

It further consists of improved means for retaining the shock inposition above the animals thatdraw they device.

It further consists in improved means for pivotally connecting thetongue to the truck and supporting the forward end of the latter fromthe former. l

It further consists of other novel features of construction, all as willbe hereinafter fully set forth.

For the purpose of explaining my invention, the accompanying drawingillustrates a satisfactory reduction of the same to practice, but t-heimportant instrumentalities thereof may be varied, and so it is to beunderstood that the invention is not limited to Voperative position onan enlarged scale. Fig. 6 represents .a rear elevation of the device.Fig. 7 represents a perspective view of a front portion of the truckframe.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in thefigures. v

Referring to the drawings 1, 2, and 8 represent the sill members of theframe of the truck of the device.

ed to be removably seated on the sill 3.

4 designates t-he axle which is secured to said frame, and 5 the wheelsthereon.

6 designates a tongue which is connected connected wit-h the rockshaftand tongue4 for bracing the latter, and the rear end of the tongue has ashoulderlO which is adapt- A clevis 11 is applied to the tongue forattaching a doubletree thereto. The side sills have a plurality ofbearings 7X thereon for adjusting the tongue at varied distances fromthe front end of the truck frame.

12 designates a bench which is supported on the upper endsof the beams13 which rise in inclinedA direction from the side sills 2, said benchthus being elevated from the truck frame.

15 designates a cross bar which is secured to the truck frame rearwardof the bench and carries a series of upwardly projecting prongs 16 whichare adapted to enter the shock when placed on the truck frame.

On the rear end of side sills 2 are rearwardly projecting prongs 17,which when the truck frame is in tilted operative position are adaptedto penetrate the ground and so prevent slipping of the device.

Rising from the side sills, and fixed thereto, are the arched plates 18on whose crowns are eyes 20 through which are passed and in which areswiveled stakes 19, the lower ends of the latter being mounted on andsupported in sockets 21 on the axle 4. Said stakes are diverginglysupported and their upper portions are preferably curved or'laterallybent, so that theshock may freely enter between them when the upper endsof the stakes are turned outward, and will be embraced by the stakeswhen their upper ends are turned inward.

22 designates arotatable shaft and drum whichr is journaled in bearings23 on the sills 1, and carries a ratchet 24 with which is adapted toengage thefpawl-25 on the sills 1, said shaft being adapted to beoperated by the crank handle 26. Attached to said shaft as at 27 is therope or lashing- 28 which is adapted to be passed around a shock so asto bind the saine as shown in the drawings. A

Suspended from-the rear portion of the tongue 6 is the cross bar 30which is secured to said tongue by the clip 31 and to the hounds 9 bythe clips 32, they finally connecting said bar in position. The ends ofthe bar are cut away from above forming the angular shoulders 33, uponthe hori- Zontal dropped portions upon which the forward ends of theside sills 1 rest when the truck is in normal position. The rear end 10of the tongue is shouldered and bears upon the forward cross sill 3,when the truck is in its normal down-tilted position. The vertical limbsof the shoulders 38 are adjacent to the inner sides of said sills 1 andso preventlateral twisting of the tongue and the cross bar 30.

The operation is as follows The device is backed up against a shock andtilt-ed upwardly by means of the handle 29 on the truck frame, it beingnoticed that the tongue turns on its bearings and leaves its abutmentsas best shown in Figs. l and 5, thus permitting the tilting of the truckframe. The rope 28 is now passed around the shock and its free endsecured to the drum and shaft 22, which latter is then rotated totighten the rope and secure the shock to the truck frame, the ends ofthe rope being preferably crossed, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. The curvedstakes, which have been turned outward to admit the shock, are nowturned inward to embrace the shock, whereupon the team is started andthe frame is restored to its down or normal position, and the shock isloaded upon the truck when the latter with its load may be drawn to itsplace of destination. The upper portion of the shock rests upon the`elevated bench at the forward end of the truck, placing the shock in anelevated position, and so preventing the shock from being forced fartherforward upon the truck and keep the shock from bearing on the horses andretain the weight mainly over the aXle of the truck. The prongs of thecross-bar prevent rearward displacement of the shock While tilting thetruck-frame forward and down in loading, as Well as duringtransportation, and the curved stakes embracing the shock, preventlateral displacement of the shock from the truck. The strain of whateverweight falls upon the forward end of the truck is borne by the rockshaft 7, the rear end 10 of the tongue, the sills 1 and 3, and theshoulders and the cross bar 30, so that such strain is distributed overa plurality of points. The truck is, however, so balanced upon itswheels, that the center of gravity is about above the axle, and theweight of the shock is principally carried by said latter elements.

By this device, shocks of corn, cane, grain or other shocked or bundledmaterial may be raised and loaded upon the truck from the field orwherever they may be located, conveyed to their destination, andunloaded standing up, with a minimum of manipulation and physicalexertion.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a device of the character stated, a truck frame supported onwheels near its rear end, a rock shaft mounted in bearings in saidframe, a tongue connected with said rock shaft, and cooperating means onsaid tongue and frame upon opposite sides of said rock shaft forengagement when the truck is in its horizontal position.

2. In a device of the character stated, a truck frame supported onwheels near its rear end, a rock shaft mounted in bearings in saidframe, a tongue connected with said rock shaft, and cooperating means onsaid tongue and frame upon opposite sides of said rock shaft forengagement when the truck is in its horizontal position.

3. In a device of the character stated, a truck frame supported onwheels near its rear end, a tongue pivotally connected to the front endof said frame to allow the latter to be tilted into an upright position,and means carried by the tongue to support the forward ends of the sillsof the said frame when the truck is in its horizontal position, the rearend of said tongue being shouldered to bear upon a cross member of saidframe when the latter is in such horizontal position.

4. In a device of the character stated, a truck frame provided with apivoted tongue and stakes rotatably mounted upon the rear end of saidframe, said. stakes being divergently supported with their upperportions laterally bent.

5. In a device of the character stated, a truck frame provided with apivoted tongue, arched plates and sockets both rising from said frame,and shock embracing stakes mounted in said arched plates and having endssupported in said sockets and adapted to rotate laterally in saidsockets and plates.

6. In a device of the character stated, a truck frame provided with apivoted tongue, arched plates and sockets both on said frame,shock-receiving stakes mounted in said arched plates and having theirends supported in said sockets, said stakes heilig laterally rotatablein said plates and sockets.

PETER VOELLINGER.

Witnesses:

XV. F. Kmcnna, FREDV S. FLEISCHLEIN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe "Commissioner of Iatents, Washington, D. G.

